Nominations are currently open for the State Bar of Nevada’s 2021 membership awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 15. Nominations may be submitted online via the links below; direct questions to Manny Botello at mannyb@nvbar.org. Awards are currently being accepted in the following categories: The Volunteer of the Year Award will be presented to a member […]
Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty announced that Judge Linda Marquis and Judge Egan Walker have been appointed as co-chairs of the 20-member Permanent Guardianship Commission. Judge Marquis served as a Justice of the Peace Pro Tem in Las Vegas Justice Court and the North Las Vegas Justice Court from 2011-2014. She was an […]
On Thursday, March 18, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court filed Administrative Order 21-02, which requires that all agencies providing programs of professional counseling to defendants in criminal cases must use the court’s provided electronic filing system to provide the court with a current and accurate report of the offender’s compliance. This e-filing requirement applies […]
The First Judicial District Court in Carson City has announced its intent to amend its local rules of practice and seeks comments and suggestions on how its rules can be improved. The purposes of the intended amendments are to comply with the Supreme Court’s order in ADKT 0491 to conform their rules to the new […]
On Friday, March 12, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-03, which provides a comprehensive list of court procedures put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This order supersedes previous court orders related to the pandemic, and portions of previous orders that remain in effect are included in order 21-03. Unless […]
On March 3, 2021, the Second Judicial District Court issued three administrative orders related to pandemic operating procedures and the resumption of both criminal and civil trials. They are: Administrative Order 2021-07 Administrative Order 2021-07(A) Administrative Order 2021-07(B)(TS 1) According to the primary order, spaces have been made available for conducting in-person civil jury trials, […]
The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada consists of 15 members elected by the active members of the bar who are residents of Nevada and have their office address per SCR 79 in the respective districts. For the 2021 elections, there is one seat open in District One, Clark County. Nominations for […]
February 26, 2021 | Category:
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PostAccording to a letter circulated by the Washoe County Bar Association from Chief Judge Shelly T. O’Neill, the Reno Municipal Court will begin holding a limited schedule for in-person trials on March 22, 2021. Under the limited reopening, two judges and their staff will rotate weeks in operation. Courtrooms will be open on different floors […]
February 25, 2021 | Category:
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PostOn Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-02, which suspends some local court rules “for the benefit of the bar and to ease confusion until the Eighth Judicial District Court amends its local rules to conform to the Nevada Rules of Criminal Practice.” The rule suspensions become effective March […]
February 22, 2021 | Category:
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PostIn response to a petition from Chief Justice James Hardesty, the Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order in ADKT 576 scheduling a public hearing for 3 p.m. on Wed., March 3, 2021, to consider creating a commission to study the adjudication of water law cases in Nevada’s courts. The public hearing will be virtual and […]
